How did you interpret "Boyhood?"

Interpret may not be the right word, but didn't want to use "feel" or "think" because they sound overused and cliche. Anyways, I just want to hear what you guys thought of it or think of it without having watched it, possibly just discuss it. I ask because it was just overall pretty depressing, I know that's a pretty shallow and dumb reason to make a post or discussion, but it all seemed so real and melancholy. Every single character, I felt had a distinctive and clear persona, past, and was almost equally corrupted in their own different ways. One of the big things that hit me was when the mom pointed out how life was just a series of events that leads to basically nothing, like we all expect something different and more, but we never get it and will always be disappointed.

Maybe it's because I'm almost in the same situation as how it ended with him in college. Confused, questioning, and starting something completely new. But overall it was just depressing and made reality seem almost scary. Maybe I'm just being a sentimental, emotional bitch going through a reality check now that college is here, real life has shown up on my doorstep, and all these different responsibilities are joining in. Or maybe it's because I can really relate to him with how he had difficult times and big challenges in life, but we all have, and how he identified some of the bullshit in life and tried to fight it, but I'm sure most everyone else has done and felt the same. I think it would be nice to just have a discussion of it and the themes in it.